12 June 2020
Slovak Antimonopoly Office imposes fines of EUR 6.7 million on Volkswagen dealers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/slovakia/slovak-antimonopoly-office-imposes-fines-of-eur-6-7-million-on-volkswagen-dealers

The Council of Slovak Antimonopoly Office imposed fines in the amount of EUR 6.7 million on 18 Volkswagen distributors in Slovakia. According to the Slovak Antimonopoly Office, the cartel has lasted for several years, ...

20 January 2021
A lenient stance on price recommendations by the Finnish Market Court
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/finland/a-lenient-stance-on-price-recommendations-by-the-finnish-market-court

As a part of the implementation of the ECN+ Directive, a new competition act has been proposed by the Danish Government. The proposed competition act entails several extensive and intrusive changes to the current ...

12 June 2020
Finland prolongs the time limits for merger review due to the COVID-19 crisis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/finland-prolongs-the-time-limits-for-merger-review-due-to-the-covid-19-crisis

The Finnish Competition Act is amended temporarily. The time limits for merger control proceedings are amended so that the processing time limit for the phase II is extended by 23 working days, allowing a total ...

14 September 2020
The DCCA accepts commitments from a digital platform to remove a mandatory minimum hourly fee for regular cleaning services from providers on the platform
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/the-dcca-accepts-commitments-from-a-digital-platform-to-remove-a-mandatory-minimum-hourly-fee

A Danish digital platform facilitating contact between providers of cleaning services and customers, www.hilfr.dk (‘Hilfr’), operated with a minimum hourly fee as a prerequisite for the providers to offer their services ...

14 July 2020
The DCCA conditionally clears an acquisition in the natural gas sector subject to the divestment of 107,000 consumers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/the-dcca-conditionally-clears-an-acquisition-in-the-natural-gas-sector-subject-to-the-divestment

On 28 May 2020, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) received a complete notification of SEAS-NVE A/S’ (SEAS-NVE) acquisition of control of several subsidiaries of Ørsted A/S. The DCCA approved the ...

12 June 2020
European Commission approves most Danish State Aid measures
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/european-commission-approves-most-danish-state-aid-measures

On 2 June 2020, the European Commission published an overview of the State aid measures approved under Article 107(2)b TFEU, Article 107(3)b and under the Temporary State Aid Framework since the beginning of the ...

01 August 2017
Non-price competition in selective distribution - the landmark opinion of AG Wahl on online platform bans
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/non-price-competition-in-selective-distribution

On 26 July 2017, Advocate General (“AG”) Wahl delivered to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) a long-awaited opinion on whether preventing distributors from selling products on online platforms (such as ...

11 October 2018
The CJEU provides clarity on the definition of a "payment account"
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/the-cjeu-provides-clarity-on-the-definition-of-a-payment-account

On 4 October 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a bank account which does not allow the account holder to make payments to third parties, or to receive payments from third parties, does ...

05 June 2018
European Court of Justice clarifies that gun-jumping requires change of control
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/european-court-of-justice-clarifies-that-gunjumping-requires-change-of-control

On 31 May 2018, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") issued its much anticipated judgment in the Danish gun-jumping case, concerning the acquisition by EY Denmark of KPMG Denmark.

14 August 2020
FCCA's policy to prohibit recordings of hearings declared unlawful
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/fccas-policy-to-prohibit-recordings-of-hearings-declared-unlawful

According to the decision of the Deputy Chancellor of Justice ("DCJ"), the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") cannot restrict the right of attorneys to record the hearings conducted by the FCCA under ...